Jordan O'Kelley is currently a first-year PhD student studying astronomy at West Virginia University. He graduated from California State University, Los Angeles, in 2024 with a Bachelor's in Physics. Currently, he works as a planetarium assistant and a teaching assistant for the university. His past research experience is in star formation and astrochemical simulations, and his current research interests are gravitational wave astronomy and pulsar timing arrays. Jordan is also a neurodiverse student and an advocate for the rights of gifted and disabled students in the education system.